1. After 1000 days of war, neither side—neither the Russian Federation nor Ukraine and its coalition of allies—has achieved its key objectives in this conflict. Russia has failed to overthrow the Ukrainian government, establish a loyal political regime in Ukraine, annex the so-called "Novorossiya" in its historical boundaries, or dismantle the U.S.-led unipolar world. The U.S. and its partners have not sufficiently weakened Russia or achieved its destabilization and restructuring.

Ekon. teor. 2024; 3:73-98

https://doi.org/10.15407/etet2024.03.073

Against the backdrop of the difficult situation at the front and the crisis mood in the country, the Office of the President continues to try to convince the allies to approve the main points of the "Victory Plan". President V. Zelensky held a meeting with the prime ministers of the Scandinavian countries in Iceland, and the head of the Office of President A. Yermak in the United States met with US President J. Biden's National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

Ukrainian President V. Zelensky presented the "Victory Plan" in the Verkhovna Rada. In general terms, the plan envisages strengthening Ukraine with its allies to such an extent that the Russian Federation would agree to negotiations on Ukrainian terms. According to V. Zelensky, the "Victory Plan" is a bridge for implementing the "Peace Formula" (which essentially implies the capitulation of the Russian Federation) and will not allow Ukraine to be forced into an unfair peace with the Russian Federation.

In the south of the Donetsk Region, Russian troops have seized one of the main strongholds of the Ukrainian armed forces – the town of Vuhledar. Before that, all attempts by the Russian Federation to seize the city since the beginning of the full-scale invasion had failed.

The draft State Budget for 2025 shows that the Government expects the war to continue next year.